Giovanna M. Mahar

Dr. Giovanna M. Mahar serves as Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Center for Nurse Anesthesiology at Albany Medical College, where she is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with a Doctor of Nursing Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) degree.

Her academic credentials include:

• DNAP from Virginia Commonwealth University
• Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesiology from Albany Medical College
• BS in Nursing from SUNY Buffalo
• Graduate studies at Siena College
• Graduate studies at Hudson Valley Community College

Dr. Mahar's research focuses on critical intersections of nurse anesthesiology practice, emphasizing anesthesia safety protocols across clinical environments, healthcare policy reform for practitioner autonomy, and specialized applications in veterans healthcare and dental settings. Her work addresses systemic challenges in scope-of-practice legislation and patient safety standards for anesthesia delivery.

Her publications demonstrate consistent thematic focus on expanding nurse anesthetist authority within veterans healthcare systems and establishing rigorous safety frameworks for dental anesthesia procedures, reflecting her dual commitment to policy advocacy and clinical risk mitigation.

Scientific Recognition:

• No formal awards or fellowships documented in source materials

Dr. Mahar maintains active clinical and leadership roles beyond academia, including prior service as a Surgical Intensive Care Unit nurse at Albany Medical College, though specific grant funding or student mentorship details remain unreported in available documentation.

She directs the Center for Nurse Anesthesiology while holding significant leadership positions in national organizations: President and Covid-19 Task Force Head of the New York State Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Secretary of the New England Assembly of School Faculty, and active membership in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, NYSANA Capital Region, and NEANA.